The Difference Between Dry Needling and Acupuncture: What You Need to Know If you’ve ever experienced muscle pain, tightness, or injuries, chances are someone has suggested either acupuncture or dry needling as a possible treatment. While both involve the insertion of thin needles into the body, there is some overlap between trigger points and the [...]
How to Create a Home Yoga Space in 6 Simple Steps You don’t need a dedicated room or expensive equipment to practice yoga at home—just a few intentional touches can transform any small space into a peaceful haven for movement and mindfulness. It is really useful to follow these six simple steps to create a [...]
Local Yoga Retreat Review Local Yoga Retreat Review: A Transformative Chakra Journey I recently co hosted the Chakra themed Align and Awaken Yoga Retreat with Ma Akash of Shakti Yoga. It was truly a rejuvenating experience. The retreat was thoughtfully designed, seamlessly integrating yoga, meditation, and mindfulness practices to balance and activate the chakras. Each session [...]
Managing anxiety naturally Managing anxiety naturally with tools such as acupressure, yoga and breath work can be highly effective. If you are a practicing Yoga teacher perhaps you could introduce some acupressure into your class themes. Or you could create your own self care routine with a combination of acupressure points, yoga poses and breathing [...]
Local Yoga Retreat Upcoming local Yoga Retreat, one hour from Johannesburg and Pretoria at Imbabali Retreat & Venue 21 March 2025, 9:00 SAST – 23 March 2025, 14:00 SAST Hekpoort, Magaliesberg, Gauteng South Africa About the event : Align and Awaken A chakra balancing weekend in the Magaliesberg Mountains this March Join us for a collaborative [...]
The Six Stages in application to Yin Yoga The Six Stages : Enhance your understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine in the context of Yin Yoga with this upcoming workshop. See event page for more information. The six stages, or six levels are a diagnostic framework used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). In most Yin Yoga [...]
From Yoga teacher to Acupuncturist From Yoga Teacher to Acupuncturist: My journey into the world of wellness began with fitness and then Yoga. I’ve always been fascinated by the body’s potential for strength, flow, and balance—values I found in both martial arts and then yoga. Starting out as a personal trainer I was drawn to [...]
How can acupuncture help to alleviate musculoskeletal pain? Musculoskeletal pain can quickly become debilitating. Whether it is related to recurring injuries, lifestyle patterns or simply sleeping in a strange position, it is difficult to know which treatment protocols are best suited to promote recovery and relief from pain. Musculoskeletal pain refers to pain that affects [...]
Yin Yoga and Acupuncture Workshop I now offer Yin Yoga and Acupuncture workshops which are a unique blend of two of my most favorite practices. A combination of Yin Yoga and auricular acupuncture, with a Yoga Nidra to close, offers an even deeper practice of the very essence of these two modalities. What makes this [...]
The Buddha’s Triangle acupressure protocol The Buddha's Triangle acupressure protocol is a treatment approach that involves needling three acupuncture points on the body, which form a triangle. These points are typically located on the head, hands, or feet, and the treatment is believed to help alleviate various ailments and promote overall well-being. In the wrist [...]
